Improved clothes-wringer



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JOHN D. COCHRAN, OF MILFOHD, NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

IMPROVED CLOTH ES-WRINGER.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN D. COCHRAN, of Milford, in the county of Hillsborough and Slate Ot` New Hampshire, have invented an Improved Glothes`Wringcr5 and I do hereby declare that` the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l represents a front View of my iniproved wringer; and Fig. 2 represents an end View, looking` in the direction of arrow l, Fig. l.

In the accompanying drawings, A A repre sent the main supports of the wringer, securely fastened together by cross-pieces B B. The lower ends of the pieces A A are slotted out, as seen in Fig. 2, and are providedwith thumb-screws, one of which is seen in same figure, whereby the wringer can be fastened to the top ofa tub or washbox. In the upper ends of the pieces A A is support-ed and turns the crank-shaft D, to which is fastened a roll, E, whose covering` is composed of vulcanized india-rubber.

On top ot' roll E is supported another roll, F, covered with vulcanized rubber. The journal G ot' this last roll turns in the upper ends of springarms H I-I, whose lower ends are fastened to the edges of the pieces A A by screws or bolts a a. Adjustingbolts b b pass through piecesAA and the spring-arms H I-I, whereby the latter are kept in the proper position laterally. Abracerod, I, is also passed from one bolt b to the other.

In order to provide for giving to roll F a greater orless pressure against the roll E, spi- Y ral (or rubber) springs c c should be placed upon the bolts b b and forced against arms H H by means of th amb-nuts d d.

In order to have the arms H H of sufcient `strength to operate upon very thick materials, and at the saine time to enable the machineto be easily adjusted to operate upon ne fabric, supplemental springs J .I are applied to the outer ends ofthe arms H H, and in such man ner that the saine bolts and screws which hold the former in place coniine the latter also. rPhe supplemental springs J .I are so constructed as to press with the greatest force against the arms H H above the adjustingbolts b b.

The rolls are turned in the direction indicated by arrows, whereby .it will be seen that owing to the relative position of the rolls the tendency of the top roll while'in action is to hug` the bottoni roll, thus insuring perfect wringing of the clothes.

K is a removable slide, which conducts the water back into the wash tub or box.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An improved clotheswringer the various parts of which are constructed, combined, and arranged to operate in relation to each other substantially as shown and described.

. JOHN D. COCHRAN.

Vitnesses:

JOHN F. RUSSELL, LEONARD CHAsn. 

